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Bicycles in Old Time Radio Collection

Listening to Old Time Radio is a great way to feel young again, but an even better way is to take a bicycle ride.

Bicycles

29 old time radio show recordings
(total playtime 10 hours, 3252 min)
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Bike RidingThe concept of the open road is probably the most culturally significant part of the American mindset. It may be rooted in the cowboy mythos of the cattleman driving his heard across the wide-open prairie, or simply the motion of a seemingly endless frontier to the West. The American psyche demands that when we have the desire to go somewhere, all we need to do is get into our car and go.

Most of us get our first taste of freedom not behind the wheel of a car, however, but astride a bicycle. The technology of the bicycle predates that of the automobile, but only just. The developments which led to bicycles in the latter part of the nineteenth century were vital to the rise of the car at the turn of the twentieth. These developments included lightweight but rugged steel frames, drive chains, tension-spoked wheels, pneumatic tires, and ball-bearings. Some of the earliest smooth paved roads were built to accommodate bikes before cars became an everyday sight.

Jack Armstrong played by Charles Flynn

There was a huge "bicycle craze" sweeping America at the turn of the twentieth century, which is romantically described on Then and Now. When assembly line manufacturing and cheap gasoline fuel became widely available, the bicycle was largely relegated to the status of children's toy, at least in America. The most popular motor vehicle in the world is the Honda Super Cub motorcycle with 60 million units sold over the years, and nearly 35 million Toyota Corollas have left the factory, but China's state-owned Flying Pigeon has produced more than 500 million bikes. There are approximately one-billion bicycles in use, worldwide. Captains of Industry tells the tale of John North Willys who got his start in the bicycle industry and went on to found the company which would develop the iconic Willys-Overland Jeep for American Forces before WWII.

A sure-fire way to attract young listeners to a radio show is to hold a bicycle give-away promotion. It worked for Wheaties on Jack Armstrong the All-American Boy and Challenge of the Yukon. Sponsor Skelly Oil used Captain Midnight to push their line of bicycle tires sold by Skelly Service Stations (note to today's youth, a "Service Station" was a business establishment which took care of cars and their drivers and it was quite common for service station attendants to help kids fix their bikes, today gas stations make their profits by selling over-priced gasoline and underpriced 48-ounce cups of soda pop).

Because of the close association between bikes and kids, there is little surprise the many of Henry and Homer's schemes on The Aldrich Family revolve around their bicycles. Nephew Leroy is so desperate to put a twenty-dollar motor on his bicycle that he rents his bedroom to strangers on The Great Gildersleeve. It is not just kids, Peg hatches a plan to sell 2,000 packs of garden seeds so that she can win a tandem ("bicycle-built-for-two") on Meet the Meeks.

In terms of energy consumption versus speed, the bicycle is probably the most efficient transportation device ever conceived. Physicists estimate that 99% of the energy expended at the pedals is expressed as forward thrust at the rear wheel, and the calories required to fuel a bicycle rider is minuscule compared with automobile fuel. This makes bicycling an incredibly practical form of mass transportation, a fact not lost on the League of American Wheelmen on the Riding High music program promoting bicycle riding during the Great Depression.

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    29 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00. Total playtime 10 hours, 3252 min
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    1. 29 shows – total playtime 10 hours, 54 minutes
    2. Adv In Research 510227 421 Dandy Horse.mp3
    3. Aldrich Family 430311 184 Legal Trouble.mp3
    4. Aldrich Family 441124 260 Mrs Aldrich Returns Bicycle.mp3
    5. Aldrich Family 530426 582 Delivery Bicycle.mp3
    6. Cal Stewart Uncle Josh on a Bicycle.mp3
    7. Calling All Cars 390428 Man Who Ran Away.mp3
    8. Captain Midnight 391214 0209 Sharks Men Take Over Valley.mp3
    9. Captain Midnight 391215 0210 Explains His Signal To Patsy.mp3
    10. Captain Midnight 391221 0214 Meets Lutro And Von Grif.mp3
    11. Captains Of Industry 370000 47 Story Of John North Willys.mp3
    12. Challenge Of Yukon 481008 Parson Shorty Meadows.mp3
    13. Claudia 480202 091 Bicycle Accident.mp3
    14. Ft 490202 103 Guilty Of Mercy.mp3
    15. Great Gildersleeve 520528 446 Leroys Bike Motor.mp3
    16. In Person Dinah Shore 420724 13 Bicycle Built For Two.mp3
    17. Jubilee 431004 045 Erskine Hawkins Nat King Cole.mp3
    18. Ma Perkins 510207 4573 Tom And Ma Have Become Friends.mp3
    19. Meet Meeks 480501 34 Planning Garden.mp3
    20. Mirth Parade 330000 12 Daisy Daisy.mp3
    21. Night Watch 550331 Drunks Peeping Tom.mp3
    22. Paul Winchell Jerry Mahoney 440710 Jerrys Birthday Bicycle.mp3
    23. Riding High 370610 11 Jane Froman.mp3
    24. Riding High 370617 12 Gogo Delys.mp3
    25. Riding High 370624 13 Countess Olga Albani.mp3
    26. Sherlock Holmes 550227 09 Solitary Cyclist Repeat.mp3
    27. Sherlock Holmes 601231 Valley Of Fear.mp3
    28. Taos 460612 1310 Clan Of Fiery Cross Pt 03.mp3
    29. Terry Pirates 470117 Man Who Never Sleeps.mp3
    30. Then And Now 361119 10 Sears 50 Years.mp3
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    29 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00. Total playtime 10 hours, 3252 min
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    1. 29 shows – 299 MB – total playtime 10 hours, 54 minutes
    2. Adv In Research 510227 421 Dandy Horse.mp3
    3. Aldrich Family 430311 184 Legal Trouble.mp3
    4. Aldrich Family 441124 260 Mrs Aldrich Returns Bicycle.mp3
    5. Aldrich Family 530426 582 Delivery Bicycle.mp3
    6. Cal Stewart Uncle Josh on a Bicycle.mp3
    7. Calling All Cars 390428 Man Who Ran Away.mp3
    8. Captain Midnight 391214 0209 Sharks Men Take Over Valley.mp3
    9. Captain Midnight 391215 0210 Explains His Signal To Patsy.mp3
    10. Captain Midnight 391221 0214 Meets Lutro And Von Grif.mp3
    11. Captains Of Industry 370000 47 Story Of John North Willys.mp3
    12. Challenge Of Yukon 481008 Parson Shorty Meadows.mp3
    13. Claudia 480202 091 Bicycle Accident.mp3
    14. Ft 490202 103 Guilty Of Mercy.mp3
    15. Great Gildersleeve 520528 446 Leroys Bike Motor.mp3
    16. In Person Dinah Shore 420724 13 Bicycle Built For Two.mp3
    17. Jubilee 431004 045 Erskine Hawkins Nat King Cole.mp3
    18. Ma Perkins 510207 4573 Tom And Ma Have Become Friends.mp3
    19. Meet Meeks 480501 34 Planning Garden.mp3
    20. Mirth Parade 330000 12 Daisy Daisy.mp3
    21. Night Watch 550331 Drunks Peeping Tom.mp3
    22. Paul Winchell Jerry Mahoney 440710 Jerrys Birthday Bicycle.mp3
    23. Riding High 370610 11 Jane Froman.mp3
    24. Riding High 370617 12 Gogo Delys.mp3
    25. Riding High 370624 13 Countess Olga Albani.mp3
    26. Sherlock Holmes 550227 09 Solitary Cyclist Repeat.mp3
    27. Sherlock Holmes 601231 Valley Of Fear.mp3
    28. Taos 460612 1310 Clan Of Fiery Cross Pt 03.mp3
    29. Terry Pirates 470117 Man Who Never Sleeps.mp3
    30. Then And Now 361119 10 Sears 50 Years.mp3
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    29 recordings on 10 Audio CDs. Total playtime 9 hours, 32 min
    29 recordings on 10 Audio CDs
    total playtime 9 hours, 32 min

    Bicycles Disc A001

    1. Cal Stewart Uncle Josh on a Bicycle
    2. Mirth Parade 330000 12 Daisy Daisy
    3. Then And Now 361119 10 Sears 50 Years
    4. Captains Of Industry 370000 47 Story Of John North Willys
    5. Riding High 370610 11 Jane Froman

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    Bicycles Disc A002

    1. Riding High 370617 12 Gogo Delys
    2. Riding High 370624 13 Countess Olga Albani
    3. Calling All Cars 390428 Man Who Ran Away

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    Bicycles Disc A003

    1. Captain Midnight 391214 0209 Sharks Men Take Over Valley
    2. Captain Midnight 391215 0210 Explains His Signal To Patsy
    3. Captain Midnight 391221 0214 Meets Lutro And Von Grif
    4. In Person Dinah Shore 420724 13 Bicycle Built For Two

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    Bicycles Disc A004

    1. Aldrich Family 430311 184 Legal Trouble
    2. Jubilee 431004 045 Erskine Hawkins Nat King Cole

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    Bicycles Disc A005

    1. Paul Winchell Jerry Mahoney 440710 Jerrys Birthday Bicycle
    2. Aldrich Family 441124 260 Mrs Aldrich Returns Bicycle

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    Bicycles Disc A006

    1. Taos 460612 1310 Clan Of Fiery Cross Pt 03
    2. Terry Pirates 470117 Man Who Never Sleeps
    3. Claudia 480202 091 Bicycle Accident

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    Bicycles Disc A007

    1. Meet Meeks 480501 34 Planning Garden
    2. Challenge Of Yukon 481008 Parson Shorty Meadows

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    Bicycles Disc A008

    1. Ft 490202 103 Guilty Of Mercy
    2. Ma Perkins 510207 4573 Tom And Ma Have Become Friends
    3. Adv In Research 510227 421 Dandy Horse

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    Bicycles Disc A009

    1. Great Gildersleeve 520528 446 Leroys Bike Motor
    2. Aldrich Family 530426 582 Delivery Bicycle

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    Bicycles Disc A010

    1. Sherlock Holmes 550227 09 Solitary Cyclist Repeat
    2. Night Watch 550331 Drunks Peeping Tom

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